The day after receiving his appointment, with a steady source of income, Lawrence planned to move out of Carlo's mansion.

Although Carlo enthusiastically said that the room was very abundant and hoped that Lawrence would stay and live together, Lawrence politely refused.

First, because Lawrence was ready to set out to build his own forces in Ajaccio, he still needed to have his own residence; Second, I don't want to disturb Carlo and Maria's man-making activities.

It would not be good if this affected the birth of Napoleon in the future.

Lawrence arrived in Corsica empty-handed, armed only with the short knife Grosso had given him. So he didn't pack any luggage, just took a few things that Maria had picked up for him and left.

After leaving the Carlo family, Lawrence first went to the Corsican Treasury with two letters of appointment to collect his first salary, after which the monthly salary was sent by the postman to Lawrence's mansion.

It is said that it is a finance bureau, but it is just an office building converted from a three-story single-family apartment.

The Corsicans did not use the currencies of other countries, but minted and issued two currencies on their own. Because they are mixed with a certain amount of real gold and silver, the locals simply refer to them as gold and silver coins.

Since the price of gold and silver is constantly changing, the official does not stipulate the exchange relationship between gold and silver coins, so as to avoid the formation of a financial phenomenon in which bad money drives out good money.

However, the inhabitants of the island were accustomed to the ratio of one gold coin to twenty silver coins when trading in small denominations.

Of course, due to their proximity to France, residents occasionally trade directly in Livre and Eguille in France. However, given France's chaotic monetary system, the two currencies are still in very small circulation.

Combined with the price level in Corsica, Lawrence also estimated that the purchasing power of a gold coin was almost equivalent to a hundred dollars in later generations.

Although the purchasing power was only about 100 yuan, the vast gap between the rich and the poor in the eighteenth century meant that the poor at the bottom had little access to these gold coins.

"The salary of the vice captain is only thirty gold coins per month, and the staff officer is better, fifty gold coins per month." Lawrence looked at the salary specified in the letter of appointment and shook his head helplessly.

The money is strapped to sustain a decent middle-class living, let alone make a difference.

"It's really hard for a penny to beat a hero." Lawrence walked out of the Treasury Bureau, carrying a bag of rattling gold coins, and couldn't help but sigh.

The next important thing is to find a place to stay.

Ajaccio is not large, but it also houses almost half of the population of the entire island of Corsica.

The whole city can be roughly divided into four areas, Xicheng District is close to the bay, and most of the people living in Xicheng are dock workers, docked sailors, and the poorest people, and the security is also the most dangerous.

On the other hand, the eastern part of the city overlooked the whole of Ajaccio and was the seat of the Doge's Palace, which became the residence of the Corsican magnates. Carlo's mansion is located in the East Quarter.

As for the north and south districts, they were the gathering places of ordinary people, small merchants and artisans.

Considering that he was not wealthy, Lawrence had to choose to rent an apartment in the north and south of the city.

However, the process of finding housing made Lawrence a little difficult, and in a small city like Ajaccio, there was no such thing as a real estate agent, so Lawrence had to run around the streets like a headless fly.

Occasionally, I see properties listed for rent that do not meet Lawrence's requirements for various reasons.

"Alas, although I often scolded dog intermediaries in my previous life, it is inconvenient to really have these people."

Lawrence stood in the street, wiping the sweat from his forehead, he had been here all morning, but he still had no place to live.

"Sir, are you looking for housing?"

Just when Lawrence was at a loss, he heard a timid and immature voice behind him.

Lawrence turned his head to look, and five or six meters behind him, stood an unkempt girl in a linen robe.

Most of the girl's face was hidden under the gray hood, but Lawrence could still see her blue eyes. At this moment she was looking at Lawrence from afar, and did not seem to dare to move on.

"Huh? How do you know? Lawrence replied as he looked at the girl, who was estimated to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, judging by her height and voice.

And this linen dress is undoubtedly a girl from a poor family.

Hearing Lawrence respond to her, the girl was a little bolder, and said:

"Sir, you've been wandering around here for a while, and you're probably carrying a change of clothes. Other than that, you shouldn't be Corsican either. ”

"Oh?" Lawrence was a little interested, and he did not see any difference between himself and the Corsicans, so he asked:

"How do you see that?"

"First of all, the short knife you wear, a style commonly used by Italian sailors." The girl timidly pointed to the short knife at Lawrence's waist, and then added:

"And then there's your shirt, only the Italians will like a collar with pleats, and the Corsican gentlemen have a flat collar."

Lawrence subconsciously touched the collar of his shirt, and sure enough, it was folded. This shirt was worn on the White Rose at the time, which shows that the girl was right in her analysis.

"So I'm guessing... Please also sir not be angry. The girl glanced cautiously at Lawrence's face, and then said carefully:

"You're most likely a traveler from Italy, looking for a place to stay with your luggage."

"Not bad, not bad." Lawrence nodded in surprise and satisfaction, not expecting the girl he met on the street to be so proficient in reading words and feelings.

As he spoke, Lawrence took out three gold coins from the money bag in his arms and clamped them between his fingers. The glittering golden coins were particularly dazzling in the afternoon sun, and they immediately hooked the girl's eyes.

A slum kid like her doesn't even know what the feel of a gold coin feels like when she touches it.

"I'm really looking for a place to live, and if you can find one that meets my requirements, the money is yours."

Lawrence shook the gold coin in his hand and said to the girl, then added:

"If it satisfies me, I'll even consider giving you a decent job."

Decent work!

The girl froze in place for two seconds, and from the moment she could speak, she was thrown out into the street by her parents, earning a few meager silver coins by providing guidance to outsiders.

Although it can barely fill its stomach, it is common to attract the eyes and insults of others.

"Decent work... Others will even call me Miss! ”

Thinking of this, the girl hurriedly nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice, and said, "Leave it to me, sir, my name is Anna." ”

Lawrence nodded in satisfaction and said what he requested:

"Very good, I want an apartment, it must be a detached house, it must have a basement, preferably with multiple floors, the area must be spacious, the location is in the north and south of the city, and it must be facing the street, and the furniture must be complete, and the rent cannot exceed 50 gold per month. Need to repeat it? ”

"It's been noted, sir." Anna was so attentive that she just listened to it and jot down all of Lawrence's requests.

"Well, I'll be here again tomorrow at noon, I hope you don't disappoint me. That's right, it's a deposit. ”

Lawrence said, tossing a gold coin to Anna.

This was the first time Anna had recovered an entire gold coin, and she opened her mouth excitedly, but she didn't know what to say. His dusty face flushed, and he bowed deeply to Lawrence, then turned around and ran out, quickly disappearing into the corner.

"This kid can be of great use." Lawrence looked at the back of this girl who had impressed him and couldn't help but sigh.

Despite having held two public offices, Lawrence still didn't know much about the city of Ajaccio. If you recruit Anna under your command, you can save a lot of trouble.

Seeing that the problem of housing is basically solved, it is time for Lawrence to report to his post. The work of the staff officer did not require Lawrence to bother every day, he only had to wait for Governor Paulie to summon him.

Therefore, Lawrence still needs to worry about the position of deputy patrol captain.

"Let's hope it goes well." Lawrence sighed and prepared to report to the Ajaccio Patrol.

It's just that he also knows that if he is an airborne vice captain, if he wants to convince his subordinates, he may have to toss.